Chelsea vs Bournemouth as it happened: Eden Hazard and Pedro score as Maurizio Sarri's continues unbeaten start
Relive all the action from Stamford Bridge as Chelsea beat Bournemouth
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Your support makes all the difference.Life at Stamford Bridge has started very promisingly for Maurizio Sarri, who has guided Chelsea to three wins in their opening Premier League matches.
Chelsea, however, will not be taking Bournemouth lightly, having lost to them twice at home in their last three league meetings in west London.
Eddie Howe could hand Jefferson Lerma his Premier League debut and will welcome back Adam Smith, who returns from suspension, as they look to maintain their unbeaten start.
We'll have all the latest from Stamford Bridge and around the Premier League:
Preview
What time does it start?
Kick off at Stamford Bridge is at 15:00 BST
Where can I watch it?
Live coverage will not be shown in the UK as the game falls in the football television blackout, but you can follow live coverage on the Independent. Highlights are available on Match of the Day on BBC One at 22:20 BST.
Past three meetings
31 January 2018, Premier League – Chelsea 0 Bournemouth 3 (Wilson, Stanislas, Ake)
20 December 2017, Carabao Cup – Chelsea 2 (Willian, Morata) Bournemouth 1 (Gosling)
28 October 2017, Premier League – Bournemouth 0 Chelsea 1 (Hazard)
Premier League form guide
Chelsea: WWW
Bournemouth: WWD
Odds
Chelsea to win: 3/10
Bournemouth to win: 9/1
Draw: 5/1
Prediction
Chelsea 2-0 Bournemouth
Crystal Palace 0-0 Southampton
West Ham 0-0 Wolves
Brighton 0-1 Fulham (Schurrle)
Not many goals around at all in the Premier League with only Goodison Park seeing both the home and away side scoring as it's:
Everton 1-1 Huddersfield
Chelsea 0-0 Bournemouth
Tottenham might not be playing today but there's still some good news for them as Heung Min Son's South Korea have regained the Asian Games and the full squad has now been granted exemption from national service.
It gets better and better for the Spurs.
Now to sort the Stadium.
GOAL! Crystal Palace 0-1 Southampton (Ings, 47)
Cedric's ball is rolled across the box and it misses Shane Long in the box but reaches the pouncing Danny Ings who scores his second goal in the red and white of Southampton.
Chelsea starting to dominate and they have a corner as we speak.
Bournemouth are on the ropes but they are still defending resolutely...at the moment.
55 mins: Great bit of play by Hazard who pulls the ball back to Alonso forcing a good save out of Begovic...
The Blues are pulling the strings but can't find a way through just yet.
Sitter for Nathan Ake and he's missed!
The former Chelsea player is staring at the goal and has a golden opportunity to net against his former club but he hits his chance over the bar.
Two big substitutions in the Premier League with two home teams in Blue chasing a goal!
Chelsea replace Alvaro Morata with Olivier Giroud while Everton bring on Ademola Lookman who has been heavily linked with a move away.
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